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POSTPONED: Level 1, Level 2 and RTW 101 – Winter 2020 Dates

LEVEL 1 & LEVEL 2

Our popular introductory workshops will explore worker and employer rights & obligations under the Workplace Safety & Insurance Act and the benefits and services available. The workshop will also describe the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board’s adjudication process and enable participants to follow the flow of a claim.

RETURN TO WORK 101

This course provides participants with tools to develop strategies to assist workers with disabilities, individually and collectively; and return them to long-term healthy and productive employment. It will review noteworthy case law and Human Rights legislation.

Who should attend: Anyone in a role with whom workers make contact following a workplace injury or with disability accommodation requests: workers, employers, union reps, stewards, supervisors.

 

 

CITIES AND DATES:

CLICK ON A CITY ABOVE TO REGISTER ONLINE OR DOWNLOAD AND PRINT THE REGISTRATION FORM HERE.

“Too Many Workers are Losing their Lives!” Prevention Link Recognizes National Day of Mourning

As we recognize the 35th annual National Day of Mourning on April 28, a day first declared in 1984 by the Canadian Labour Congress, we remember the many Ontario and Canadian workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness because of work-related incidents. Prevention Link honours and pays respect to the many families and friends who have been affected by these tragedies.

“Too many peers, colleagues and loved ones continue to lose their lives as a result of workplace injuries each year,” said Laurie Hardwick, Director of Prevention Link. “This must stop. We must be more diligent in our ongoing efforts to keep Ontario workers healthy and safe on the job and ensure every worker gets home safe from work at the end of each day.”

In 2018, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board recorded 228 workplace fatalities provincially and approximately 253,991 workers filed a claim as a result of being injured or made sick at work. Annually, thousands of injured workers suffer from resulting health complications, or undoubtedly, their injuries go unreported or are not attributed to their working conditions.

“It is increasingly important for every working Ontarian to be educated on their health and safety rights, responsibilities and prevention measures in the workplace,” said Hardwick. “Our Lighthouse Initiative aims to do just that by helping newcomers to Ontario’s workforce and long-time workers in any sector learn more about their rights and the laws that guide them as a worker in our province.”

The Lighthouse Initiative offers critical information, via downloadable interactive fact sheets available shortly in multiple languages – with tips, quizzes and links – to help guide workers on their rights and obligations in Ontario workplaces. Visit preventionlink.ca/lighthouse to access the fact sheets, which are also available in a pocket-sized z-card format by emailing info@preventionlink.ca.

Prevention Link and Ontario Federation of Labour staff will be attending National Day of Mourning events around the province. A comprehensive list of Ontario-wide events is available on the Workers Health & Safety Centre website.

Prevention Link, a Government of Ontario supported initiative governed by the Ontario Federation of Labour Executive Committee, is a leading provider of training and advisory support on secondary prevention of workplace injury in the province. For information, visit preventionlink.ca and follow @PreventionLink on Facebook and Twitter.

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POSTPONED: Winter-Spring 2019 Workers’ Compensation 101 & Return to Work 101 Workshops

Tis the season!! Prevention Link will be hosting comprehensive  Worker’s Compensation 101 and Return to Work 101 workshops across Ontario at the beginning of the New Year. These courses will provide participants with the information they need to navigate workers’ compensation legislation, policies, benefits and services, as well as giving them tools to help assist workers with disabilities.

Who should attend: Anyone in a role with whom workers make contact following a workplace injury or with disability accommodation requests: workers, employers, union reps, stewards, supervisors.

Click on the location below to register: 

Cost:
One-Course Package (Workers’ Comp 101 or Return to Work 101): $149.00 per person
Two-Course Package (Workers’ Comp 101 & Return to Work 101 taken together): $275.00 per person.
**Cost includes course material, guided instruction, certificate of completion, lunch.

DOWNLOAD POSTER HERE.

STAY TUNED! DATES AND MORE INFORMATION TO BE ANNOUNCED!

Fall 2018 MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA) & RETURN TO WORK (RTW) 101 Workshops

Prevention Link is thrilled to offer a comprehensive Mental Health First Aid workshop that gives participants the skills to provide help to a person developing a mental health problem, and our Return to Work 101 course that explores strategies to assist workers’ with disabilities and help return them to long-term healthy and productive employment.

Who should attend: Anyone in a role with whom workers make contact following a workplace injury or with disability accommodation requests: workers, employers, union reps, stewards, supervisors.

Click on the dates below to register: 

One-course package options:

Two-course package options:

Cost:
One-Course Package (Mental Health First Aid $ 499. per person or Return to Work 101 $ 200. per person)
(**Cost includes accommodation, course material, guided instruction, certificate of completion, meals)

Two-Course Package (Mental Health First Aid & Return to Work 101 taken together): $699.00 per person.
(**Cost includes accommodation, course material, guided instruction, certificate of completion, meals)

DOWNLOAD THE REGISTRATION FORM HERE.

Fall 2018 Workers’ Compensation 101 & Return to Work 101 Workshops

This fall, Prevention Link will be hosting comprehensive workshops all across Ontario for the courses Worker’s Compensation 101 and Return to Work 101. These courses will provide participants with the information they need to navigate workers’ compensation legislation, policies, benefits and services, as well as giving them tools to help assist workers with disabilities.

Who should attend: Anyone in a role with whom workers make contact following a workplace injury or with disability accommodation requests: workers, employers, union reps, stewards, supervisors.

Click on the location below to register: 

More dates to be announced for:
BARRIE, KITCHENER-WATERLOO AND WINDSOR.

Cost:
One-Course Package (Workers’ Comp 101 or Return to Work 101): $149.00 per person
Two-Course Package (Workers’ Comp 101 & Return to Work 101 taken together): $275.00 per person.
**Cost includes course material, guided instruction, certificate of completion, lunch.


DOWNLOAD THE REGISTRATION FORM HERE.

“They Are Not Forgotten.” Prevention Link Recognizes National Day of Mourning

This year marks the 34th annual National Day of Mourning, a day first declared in 1984 by the Canadian Labour Congress, to remember the many Ontario and Canadian workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illness because of work-related incidents. Prevention Link honours and pays respect to the many families and friends who have been affected by these tragedies.

“One workplace death or injury is one too many,” said Laurie Hardwick, Director of Prevention Link. “It is everyone’s responsibility to help improve health and safety in the workplace and we must collaboratively strengthen our resolve to ensure every Ontario worker gets home safe.”

According to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, 227 workplace fatalities were recorded provincially in 2017 and approximately 239,000 workers filed a claim as result of being injured or made sick at work.

Annually, thousands of injured workers suffer from resulting health complications, or undoubtedly, their injuries go unreported or are not attributed to their working conditions.

“It is vital for every Ontario worker to know their health and safety rights in the workplace from the first day they start a job,” said Hardwick. “Our new Lighthouse Initiative aims to do just that by helping newcomers to Ontario’s workforce and long-time workers in any sector learn more about their rights and the laws that guide them as a worker in our province.”

The Lighthouse Initiative offers critical information, via downloadable interactive fact sheets – with tips, quizzes and links – to help guide workers on their rights and obligations in Ontario workplaces. Visit preventionlink.ca/lighthouse to access the fact sheets, which are also available in a pocket-sized z-card format by emailing info@preventionlink.ca.

Prevention Link staff will be attending National Day of Mourning events around the province. A comprehensive list of Ontario-wide events is available on the Workers Health & Safety Centre website. You can also add your support for Day of Mourning via Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety’s thunderclap campaign. A single, one-time tweet or Facebook post will be sent on your behalf at the same time as other supporters on April 27 at 10:30 am EDT. It’s a secure, free and simple way to show that you support worker health and safety.

Prevention Link, a Government of Ontario supported initiative governed by the Ontario Federation of Labour Executive Committee, is a leading provider of training and advisory support on secondary prevention of workplace injury in the province. For information, visit preventionlink.ca and follow @PreventionLink on Facebook and Twitter.

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 For further information:

Ogho Ikhalo
Senior Communications & Outreach Specialist
Prevention Link
416-443-7654
oikhalo@preventionlink.ca
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